Yams production in Burundi
In 2024 Burundi produced 945 t of yams, the 48th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 81%. The record was 12,762 t in 1999. Area harvested: 73 ha, yield 12.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 945 t
- World rank
- 48 of 59
- 10-year change
- −81%
- Record
- 12,762 t
- 1999
Yams in Burundi, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Burundi compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 12.9
- world 8.4 (+53%)
- kg per person
- 0.07
- world 11.3
- 10-year change
- −81%
- world +42%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | New Caledonia | 1,977 | 0.00% |
| 47 | Guyana | 1,779 | 0.00% |
| 48 | Burundi | 945 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 671 | 0.00% |
| 50 | Barbados | 332 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of yams
Share of the world total; Burundi is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 945 | +87% | 73 | 12.95 |
| 2023 | 505 | +80% | 40 | 12.63 |
| 2022 | 281 | −18% | 23 | 12.22 |
| 2021 | 342 | +55% | 29 | 11.79 |
| 2020 | 221 | −95% | 19 | 11.63 |
| 2019 | 4,386 | −49% | 392 | 11.19 |
| 2018 | 8,551 | 0.0% | 809 | 10.57 |
| 2017 | 8,551 | +127% | 715 | 11.96 |
| 2016 | 3,770 | −15% | 368 | 10.24 |
| 2015 | 4,410 | −13% | 454 | 9.71 |
| 2014 | 5,096 | +11% | 543 | 9.38 |
| 2013 | 4,600 | −27% | 504 | 9.13 |
| 2012 | 6,309 | −36% | 699 | 9.03 |
| 2011 | 9,898 | −0.2% | 1,153 | 8.58 |
| 2010 | 9,917 | +0.2% | 1,194 | 8.31 |
| 2009 | 9,900 | −0.0% | 1,233 | 8.03 |
| 2008 | 9,901 | 0.0% | 1,282 | 7.72 |
| 2007 | 9,901 | −0.1% | 1,332 | 7.43 |
| 2006 | 9,912 | 0.0% | 1,468 | 6.75 |
| 2005 | 9,912 | 0.0% | 1,522 | 6.51 |
| 2004 | 9,912 | 0.0% | 1,566 | 6.33 |
| 2003 | 9,912 | −0.1% | 1,611 | 6.15 |
| 2002 | 9,924 | 0.0% | 1,700 | 5.84 |
| 2001 | 9,924 | +3.1% | 1,700 | 5.84 |
| 2000 | 9,628 | −25% | 1,600 | 6.02 |
| 1999 | 12,762 | +19% | 2,200 | 5.80 |
| 1998 | 10,767 | +0.8% | 1,900 | 5.67 |
| 1997 | 10,683 | +35% | 1,900 | 5.62 |
| 1996 | 7,909 | −0.4% | 1,405 | 5.63 |
| 1995 | 7,941 | +0.2% | 1,418 | 5.60 |
| 1994 | 7,927 | +1.6% | 1,421 | 5.58 |
| 1993 | 7,800 | −2.5% | 1,403 | 5.56 |
| 1992 | 8,000 | +2.6% | 1,441 | 5.55 |
| 1991 | 7,800 | +2.6% | 1,400 | 5.57 |
| 1990 | 7,600 | +1.3% | 1,320 | 5.76 |
| 1989 | 7,500 | +2.7% | 1,300 | 5.77 |
| 1988 | 7,300 | +2.8% | 1,300 | 5.62 |
| 1987 | 7,100 | +1.4% | 1,300 | 5.46 |
| 1986 | 7,000 | 0.0% | 1,200 | 5.83 |
| 1985 | 7,000 | +17% | 1,200 | 5.83 |
| 1984 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 5.45 |
| 1983 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 5.45 |
| 1982 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 5.45 |
| 1981 | 6,000 | +20% | 1,100 | 5.45 |
| 1980 | 5,000 | −9.1% | 900 | 5.56 |
| 1979 | 5,500 | +10% | 1,100 | 5.00 |
| 1978 | 5,000 | −17% | 900 | 5.56 |
| 1977 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 5.45 |
| 1976 | 6,000 | −1.6% | 1,100 | 5.45 |
| 1975 | 6,100 | +27% | 1,100 | 5.55 |
| 1974 | 4,800 | −20% | 900 | 5.33 |
| 1973 | 6,000 | +13% | 1,100 | 5.45 |
| 1972 | 5,300 | −10% | 1,000 | 5.30 |
| 1971 | 5,900 | +1.7% | 1,100 | 5.36 |
| 1970 | 5,800 | +1.8% | 1,100 | 5.27 |
| 1969 | 5,700 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 5.70 |
| 1968 | 5,700 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 5.70 |
| 1967 | 5,700 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 5.70 |
| 1966 | 5,700 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 5.70 |
| 1965 | 5,700 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 5.70 |
| 1964 | 5,700 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 5.70 |
| 1963 | 5,700 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 5.70 |
| 1962 | 5,700 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 5.70 |
| 1961 | 5,700 | — | 1,000 | 5.70 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of yams in Burundi?
Burundi produced 945 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Burundi rank in the world for production of yams?
Burundi ranked 48th of 59 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 70.7% of the world total.
How has the production of yams in Burundi changed?
It fell by 81% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +42% for the world. The record was 12,762 t in 1999.
What is the yield of yams in Burundi?
12.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (945 t from 73 ha), against a world average of 8.4 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Burundi is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.